Topic 12 Lesson 1
A system of government with many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials.
Bureaucracy
What is a khan?
A ruler.
What were the three main Chinese belief systems?
Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism.
What is an archipelago?
A chain of islands.
What is an emperor who was only a symbolic leader while someone else was really in control?
Figurehead
A hard white pottery of extremely fine quality.
Procelian
What is a despot?
A tyrant or ruler.
What was block printing?
A system of writing in which workers carved text into wood blocks and covered them with ink, and then pressed them onto paper.
What is a kami?
A holy being that represents a spirit of nature, a sacred place, an ancestor, or a clan in Japanese culture.
What was a supreme military leader called?
Shogun
What was the name of the Chinese city at one end of the Silk Road?
Chang'an
What groups did Genghis Khan split his military into?
Groups of 10, 100, 1000, and 10000
What was Japan ruled by after Prince Shotoku died?
Clans.
What was the order of the Japanese pyramid?
When did a military leader unite much of China and the Song dynasty?
960
Who was Yongle?
Ming China's third emperor.
What was he difference between Neo-Confucianism and Confucianism?
Neo-Confucianisms found new meanings in the writings of Confucius.
About what year did Japan adopt the Chinese writing system?
Around 500.
When did bushido become an official code of conduct?
1600s
What year did the son of the Emperor who founded the Tang dynasty (Father: Tang Gaozu, Son: Tang Taizong) become the leader of the Tang dynasty?
626
What were the names of the Four Knates?
Il-Khanate, Golden Horde, Chagatai, and Great Khanate.
What three countries borrowed the Chinese writing system?
Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
What year did Prince Shotoku take power?
539
When did bushido start to influence Japan?
1900s